World Screen

January 26 to 28 Marriott Marquis, New York, NY, U.S.A. This year marks a decade of History Makers, which will celebrate its tenth anniversary at the end of this month by again bringing together program makers from all over the …

ORIGIN: The series is based on an original idea. DISTRIBUTOR: ITV Studios serves as the global distributor, excluding Spain, Portugal, Italy and Latin America, which are handled by brand owner Zinkia Entertainment. CREATORS: David Cantolla, Luis Gallego and Guillermo García …

In just six years, Armoza Formats, an independent boutique company, has become an important player in the formats business, making deals with such major television outlets as the BBC, RTL in Germany and HBO. Avi Armoza, the company’s CEO and …

NEW YORK: TV Land has promoted Jaclyn Rann Cohen to the post of executive VP of program strategy and acquisitions, where she will be responsible for purchasing series and movies, as well as providing strategic direction for the scheduling of the channel. …

MIAMI: A variety show created and executive produced by Heroes alum Masi Oka is the first project to come out of a development and production deal announced today between Shine International and Japanese entertainment conglomerate Yoshimoto Kogyo. The companies will …

LONDON: MTV U.K. has begun production in and around Newscastle on Geordie Shore, the first international adaptation of the MTV U.S. hit Jersey Shore.  The show, which will follow the lives of a group of young Newcastle natives, or ‘Geordies’, as they …

MIAMI: Brazilian pay-TV programmer Globosat has acquired more than 120 hours of prime-time drama and documentaries from DRG. The slate includes seasons one and two of BBC One’s Criminal Justice, the BBC period drama Wallis & Edward, Sky 1’s Skellig …

NEW YORK: Tony DiSanto and Liz Gateley, whose tenure at MTV saw the launch of hit series like Teen Mom and Jersey Shore, have set up an independent production company in partnership with Ben Silverman’s Electus. DiSanto and Gately, who exited MTV in December …

LONDON: Up to 360 posts will be eliminated as part of a restructure of BBC Online, which also includes setting "a much clearer digital agenda" for the British public broadcaster. The changes, approved by the BBC Trust, include delivering a better quality …

MIAMI: Don Browne, the president of Telemundo Communications Group, and César Conde, the president of Univision Networks, will share their insights into the U.S. Hispanic market in separate sessions at NATPE on Wednesday afternoon, moderated by World Screen‘s Anna Carugati. Both sessions …